Random thoughts on a chilly, sunny November morning:

1. I discovered red nail polish again this week. I have been giving myself a manicure every week now for the holidays. I’ve painted them cream. I’ve painted them taupe. I’ve painted them navy. I’ve painted them dark gray. And this week I went all holiday.

RED.

And I LOVE IT.

2. I discovered this list of the top 100 Christmas songs for 2025 on Spotify.

Guess what number 1 was (please act surprised)?

This song.

3. It was an amazing week on the blog. We talked about

• how to get the Ralph Lauren look for Christmas
• these free downloadables
• how to make DIY velvet ornaments

4. We discovered yesterday that my Santa mug holds 1 1/2 cups of coffee of a regular coffee mug. That’s where I’m getting all my extra energy from. 🙂

5. This is the cutest project. You can make a Christmas tree from scrabble tiles and spell out any Christmas carol.

You can see the DIY here.

And now?

Let’s see all the amazing things I found for us this week (it’s a good one).

Aren’t these the prettiest ornaments?

They are made from rhinestone buttons (but I think you could use a brooch, too).

You can see the DIY here.

Look at these DIY paper bells.

And they are so much easier to make than you think.

You can see the how-to here.

Here’s how to set up a pie buffet for Thanksgiving.

Look at the little pie markers that are pinecones.

You can see the entire buffet details here.

This just made me smile.

It’s the cutest project and it’s made almost entirely with items from the Dollar Store.

See the entire DIY here.

This ornament is made from vintage sweaters.

Isn’t it beautiful? And it’s so easy to make.

You can see the DIY here.

 

And in random news:

This sweet cottage tour

Ideas for hosting friendsgiving

This home tour is so beautiful

These are the cleverest ideas for gifts in mason jars

This handmade cappuccino mix

This 20-minute cleaning routine

This tour of Jane Austen’s house

Look what this Christmas tree is made from

How to make an orange topiary centerpiece

How to clean your baking sheets so they look like new

These 46 ideas for Thanksgiving desserts

And this y’all.

This is a recipe goal for me. I can’t even imagine the look on my family’s faces when I make this.

And one more for the road

Did you know you can make a bow for your wreath out of a scarf?

Here’s the how-to.

Did you know Amazon has the best personalized gifts? You can see this entire collection I curated over on my Amazon store.

See all the personalized finds here.

happy random Saturday to you

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